The Philippines as the Academic Mecca It is quite ironic that countless Filipinos are financially deprived to finish even the basic education‚ while thousands of foreign students who fly into the Philippines claim that with the same education quality‚ the costs are significantly cheaper. For example‚ a four-year degree course in the Philippines costs around $1‚000 to $2‚500 per year; this is remarkably cheaper in comparison with the United States’ educational costs‚ where students are estimated
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With the K+12 style of education being implemented in the Philippines‚ one must wonder what factors that prompted policy makers to implement this form of educational system. According to the Department of Education (2012‚ http://www.gov.ph/k-12/)‚ K+12 is there to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills‚ develop lifelong learners‚ and prepare graduates for tertiary education‚ middle level skills development‚ employment and entrepreneurship. This is all well and good in paper but
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THE CORPORATION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES [Batas Pambansa Blg. 68] TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS Definitions and Classifications Section 1. Title of the Code. - This Code shall be known as "The Corporation Code of the Philippines". Sec. 2. Corporation defined. - A corporation is an artificial being created by operation of law‚ having the right of succession and the powers‚ attributes and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence. Sec. 3. Classes of corporations. -
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Philippine Stock Exchange Philippine Stock Exchange also known as the Philippine stock exchange incorporated (PSEi) is the national stock exchange of the country. A little background about PSE‚ it was created from the two stock exchange of the country which are the Manila Stock Exchange or MSE established on 1927 specifically August 8 and the Makati Stock Exchange or MkSE established on 1963 of May 27th. Both stock exchange allied after 30 years since the birth of MkSE on December 23‚ 1992. Philippine
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Literacy rate in the Philippines has improved a lot over the last few years- from 72 percent in 1960 to 94 percent in 1990. This is attributed to the increase in both the number of schools built and the level of enrollment in these schools. The number of schools grew rapidly in all three levels - elementary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary. From the mid-1960s up to the early 1990‚ there was an increase of 58 percent in the elementary schools and 362 percent in the tertiary schools. For the same period
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Philippines Economy: Booming‚ But Poverty and Unemployment Remain Problematic Shortly after my piece on the Philippines’ continuing structural economic vulnerabilities‚ which generated considerable controversy and heated discussions among experts and observers alike‚ the country’s stock markets managed to record new historic highs — breaching the 7‚000 mark and beyond. Meanwhile‚ Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services‚ following in the footsteps of Fitch Ratings‚ has just awarded the Philippines
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The Responsibility to rule: Imperialism in the Philippines The Philippine-American War Skyler Collins Senior Paper Category The rights of Filipinos were violated during the Philippine-American war because America thought it was their “responsibility” to govern the Filipinos and be a nobler destiny. America took up the white man’s burden when it came to the Philippines. Instead of America allowing the Philippines to declare their independence the Filipinos go into another
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1. Heavy Traffic 2. Trash 3. Flooding everytime there is rain 4. High crime rates 5. Drugs 6. Poor Educational System 7. Poverty as seen in the squatter areas 8. Too much politics 9. Pollution 10. Poor healthcare what are top ten environmental problem WHAT ARE OUR TOP 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS? by Whit Gibbons March 26‚ 2006 Listing the top 10 of a group is always appealing. Ten most-wanted fugitives by the FBI. Top ten songs‚ books‚ and best-dressed celebrities. And David Letterman
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Philippines has a GDP of US$188.719 in 2010. Our country is said to be an agricultural country but now it is being industrialized and currently the 32nd largest economy in the world. It is also considered one of the largest mining countries‚ with an estimated $1 trillion in mineral wealth. We produce metals like gold‚ nickel‚ copper and chromite and non-metals like asbestos‚ asphalt‚ sulfur and marble. We really can’t deny that agriculture helps a lot in our country’s GDP‚ by exporting abaca‚ bananas
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The Republic of the Philippines’ textile industry was established in the 1950s under the principle of import substitution industrialization‚ which promotes producing goods domestically rather than importing them from other countries. The textile industry comprises fiber production and the manufacturing of yarn‚ fabric and textile end-products. It consists of two sectors: the primary processing sector‚ comprising spinning‚ twisting‚ weaving‚ knitting‚ dyeing and finishing; and the secondary processing
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